Saturday, August 23, 2014

The Edmonton Oil Kings will have plenty of tough decisions to make over the next month as they try to assemble a team capable of making Memorial Cup defence. GM Randy Hansch and head coach Steve Hamilton need to replace 7 members of that championship team, maybe 9, and a plethora of would-be rookies are vying for their attention as we speak.

One of the toughest choices the organization will have to make will be with the import department. Edgars Kulda and Mads Eller are forwards who would be welcomed back by the club and defenceman Marsel Ibragimov was just added at the end of June.

However, CHL regulations state that a team can only have two imports on their roster so the Oil Kings could be facing a scenario that they really don't want to.

Friday, August 15, 2014

After a week of collecting nominations
from our audience and media colleagues, Tuesday night on TPS we made it
official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and the
voting for the winners has begun.

This
is a category with a wide range in scope as some are feel good, uplifting moments while others are downright scary and much more serious. After
the jump, the
names of the nominees in the category of Top Story from 2013-14.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

After a week of collecting nominations
from our audience and media colleagues, Tuesday night on TPS we made it
official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and the
voting for the winners has begun.

This is a category most of us will have to bid on via reputation as not many have been able to see games in every venue in the running.After
the jump, the
names of the nominees in the category of Top Arena Atmosphere
during 2013-14.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

After a week of collecting nominations
from our audience and media colleagues, last night on TPS we made it
official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and now the
voting for the winners can begin.

After the jump, the
names of the nominees in the category of Top Single Game Performance during 2013-14. There are some absolute beauties in contention, we'll tell you what they are and
why they are worthy of consideration.

After a week of collecting nominations
from our audience and media colleagues, last night on TPS we made it
official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and now the
voting for the winners can begin.

After the jump, the
names of the nominees in the category of Top Rookie during 2013-14 in their respective league and
why they are worthy of consideration.

After a week of collecting nominations
from our audience and media colleagues, last night on TPS we made it
official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and now the
voting for the winners can begin.

After the jump, the
names of the nominees in the category of Top Coach during 2013-14 in their respective league and
why they are worthy of consideration.

After a week of collecting nominations
from our audience and media colleagues, last night on TPS we made it
official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and now the
voting for the winners can begin.

After the jump, the
names of the nominees in the category of Top Rookie during 2013-14 in their respective league and
why they are worthy of consideration.

After a week of collecting nominations
from our audience and media colleagues, last night on TPS we made it
official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and now the
voting for the winners can begin.

After the jump, the
names of the nominees in the category of Top Agitator in 2013-14 and
why they made they are worthy of consideration.

After a week of collecting nominations
from our audience and media colleagues, last night on TPS we made it
official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and now the
voting for the winners can begin.

The 5 nominees for Top Goaltender in 2013-14 comes after the jump as does information on how you can vote for your choice.

After a week of collecting nominations
from our audience and media colleagues, last night on TPS we made it
official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and now the
voting for the winners can begin.

After the jump, the names of the nominees in the category of Top Defenceman for 2013-14 and why they made the list of finalists.

After a week of collecting nominations from our audience and media colleagues, last night on TPS we made it official. The nominees in all 10 categories were announced and now the voting for the winners can begin.

After the jump, the names of the Top Forward candidates and why they deserve your consideration.

Monday, August 11, 2014

Every summer some notable NCAA players hit the free agency market despite having already been drafted. NHL clubs have until August 15th to sign NCAA seniors that they selected in earlier drafts and as usual, there are a few players that should garner attention later this week.

This coming Friday, upwards of 20 players will have the ability to entertain multiple offers and sign with whichever NHL club they so desire. After the jump, I'll spotlight the top 5 who look like they'll have that opportunity.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Long talked about, we've finally decided to create a new special edition of TPS. On Tuesday, August 19th, we will present our 1st annual "TPS Awards Show".

I'm not sure what we're going to call them; "The Pipe-ies"... "The Pipes"... we're open to ideas so feel free to tell us what you think in the comments section. We're also wanting your input into who will contend for each category.

Next Tuesday we'll announce the nominees in each of the 10 categories. After the jump I'll reveal the categories themselves and a few examples.

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